Milann’s mutterings through retirement

milann

Another 1lb lost today. Slowly but surely I hope. Not sure how I’ll do next week as I’m out for meals 3 times…..1 of which is a 6 course tasting menu with wine 😳😁🥂 The others are celebrating a family birthday. That’s 3 meals out of 21……I’ll just have to make sure the rest are on plan 👍😁 I’m just heading to aqua aerobics and then I’ll pop into Morrison’s. After that I plan a couple of hours knitting under my heated throw 😁 I’ll update my spends after my shopping trip.

beanielou

Exactly the way to look at it.
3 meals out of 21.

milann

Who was I trying to kid 😂😂😂 a couple of hours knitting. Only in my dreams I’m afraid. By the time I’d finished aqua and completed an extra 20 minute swim (the changing rooms are too crowded if you go straight in….they were queuing to get in the showers the other day 😱 and there are plenty of showers……January NY resolution time) The light the dashboard came on telling me I needed to buy petrol.I can’t complain as I haven’t put any in for a long time….it’s fallen when Dh has been using it 👍😁😂 So I filled up at the petrol station by the side of Mr Ms. From there I meandered  around the shop and I think I bought everything I needed. Got to the checkout and what did they give me …..money off petrol 😡😡😂😂😂😂. I mistimed that one  😵‍💫. Ah well…..it’ll have run out of time by the next time I need filling up as I don’t do many miles. I think the longest journey I take is to the gym….about 15 minutes. By the time I’d put the shopping away and sat down with a cuppa I heard Dh keys in the door and him shouting Hi. So my knitting is still in the bag, where I left it last night. 

I made a creamy chicken and mushroom pasta dish for tea. Twas rather tasty. I have nearly a full tub of fromage frais left though so I think I’ll make some dips tomorrow. You really wouldn’t have known it was based around SW…..my own recipe but the only syns were for low fat cream cheese 😁 There’s even some left for tomorrow 👍 
£100 spent on petrol, shopping and SW 😳

Sun_Addict

I used to hate the queues at the gym in January. Blooming New Year’s resolutions 😖 Give it until mid February and most of them will have given up. 

Well done on the 1lb off 👏

milann

A lazy day today. I’ve had a bit of tummy agro. Nothing serious but something that happens every now and then since I had surgery. I went  to aqua but that’s been my lot…..I’ve been watching British Menu on catch up. 

I did cook the chickens I bought yesterday. I haven’t seen them 3 for £10 for a long time. So I bought 3, cooked them and portioned then into breasts, legs and wings. The wings were shredded as was the bits of meat from the carcasses. The chicken bits eaten along with roasties, sprouts and carrots for tea. The bare carcasses are in the slow cooker where they’ll stay overnight to make a nice stock for soup 👍 so from my £10 worth of chicken I’ll have had at least 14 portions of meat and there’ll be about 8 of soup…although I need to add veg and lentils  to the soup yet. The legs and breasts are frozen separately so can be pulled out ready to use whenever.  The gravy was gorgeous- just thickened juices from the roasting pan. 

Tomorrow is the day of the 6 course tasting menu. I’m getting quite excited about it as it looks delicious. We’re going on the tram to meet ds where I went to the shops earlier this week. We’re going to have a walk around the waterside to build up an appetite. Then we’ll get on the tram again and head to the big city and we’re booked in to eat at 5 pm. I’d better remember to take the gift card 🤞😁 I’m going to the singing group first though and Dh to his U3A then we’ll bring the car home and head to the tram stop. 

beanielou

Enjoy the tasting menu ☺️

Onebrokelady

Enjoy the tasting menu 😊

Baileys_Babe

Your planned day sounds lovely Milann

Sunshine_girl2

Sat reading your diary at the Waterside place 😂. Enjoy the tasting menu it sounds lovely . Enjoy your walk 

milann

It’s a wonder we did see each other SA 😂
it was a lovely day yesterday starting with the singing group. We dropped the car off at home and headed to the tram station. We had a bit of a walk around the waterfront where we met ds. We didn’t walk too far as we’d already walked to the tram. I do like it around there as there’s always something to see. The tram was caught again, this time into the big city. We went for a drink ….we kept to soft drinks though in anticipation of the wines with the meal. Then we headed to the restaurant. The food was so tasty. Only tiny portions but each one packed with intense flavours, we were surprisingly full by the end of it. Each course was accompanied by a different wine. I’m usually a glass or 2 at most of rose kind of girl but each wine was chosen to augment the dish and every one was delicious. My least favourite was the one and only red one. I don’t think I’ve drank as much wine for a very long time….probably back to my teenage years 😂😳 They were only small glasses but even so we got through a fair bit. It was a lovely experience and we felt very spoilt. 

We strolled through the city just soaking in the atmosphere and ended the evening going for a another coffee, just to finish off. There’s no way I could have walked home from the tram so we ordered a taxi, which came very promptly. 

I spent £14 over the day on the tram ticket and taxi. 

It’s ds birthday on Monday so we’re going out for a cheap and cheerful something tomorrow to the place where our little river meets the sea and on Monday going to a lovely Italian restaurant nearby that has a 50% off January offer. It’ll be a mini miracle if I don’t put on at SW next week 😂😂😂